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Foreword
The beginnings. European heritage and early colonization ; Weapons and tactics notes ; Uniform notes ; The Colonial Militia ; Braddock's defeat, 9 July 1755 ; Notes on Rogers' Rangers
The American Revolution. Why the revolution? ; The will to fight: Bunker Hill ; Building an army ; Army life, 1783-1800 ; Notes on army uniforms of the Revolutionary era ; Notes on weapons and tactics (Revolutionary era) ; Notes on Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben ; Notes on George Washington (1732-1799) ; Elijah Churchill and William Brown ; Notes on the founding of West Point
The War of 1812. The complexion of the war ; Notes on Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) ; Notes on Winfield Scott (1786-1866) ; Notes on uniforms, 1810-1840 ; Chippewa and Lundy's Lane ; The Battle of New Orleans
Westward expansion. The "thirty year peace" and national expansion ; Westward exploration ; The Seminole Wars ; Notes on Sylvanus Thayer and the United States Military Academy ; Notes on John C. Calhoun and the War Department ; The army's development ; The Alamo
The Mexican War and after. Mexican War and postwar overview ; Notes on the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca De La Palma ; Notes on the Battle of Vera Cruz ; Notes on uniforms of the Mexican War ; Scott and Taylor: a contrast in generalship ; Notes on weapons of the Mexican War era
The Civil War. Preliminaries ; Notes on the Presidents Davis and Lincoln ; Notes on the Commanders Lee and Grant ; NCO heroes of the Civil War ; Notes on uniforms of the Civil War era ; Notes on weapons and ordnance of the Civil War ; Notes on insignia, traditions and decorations of the Civil War era ; Gettysburg ; The army develops in the post Civil War and Spanish-American War periods. The army's post-war missions ; Notes on the Buffalo Soldiers in the Indian Wars ; Notes on family and social life (1870-1900) ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on weapons and tactics ; Notes on Spanish-American War mobilization ; Notes on the contributions of Elihu Root to the U.S. Army ; The Philippines, 1898-1902
World War I. The United States Army enters the twentieth century ; Before the war, 1900-1902 ; Early army aviation ; The Panama Canal ; Pancho Villa ; "The war to end all wars" ; Notes on legislation ; Notes on awards and decorations ; Notes on weapons and tactics ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on General of the Armies, John J. Pershing and staff organization ; Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 ; The trench soldier, a profile ; NCO heroes of World War I ; World War II. The world, a battleground ; Normandy ; The Pacific ; Notes on awards and decorations ; Notes on weapons and technical developments ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on General of the Army, George C. Marshall, 1880-1959 ; Notes on General George S. Patton, Jr., 1885-1945 ; Notes on Dwight D. Eisenhower and his generalship during World War II ; Audie Murphy ; Vernon J. Baker
Post-W.W.II and the Korean War. Unrest and hostilities ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on the U.S. Army Regimental System ; Notes on personal services and army life, circa 1950 ; Notes on Maxwell D. Taylor (1901-1987) ; Notes on General Matthew B. Ridgway: a study in applied leadership ; A night with easy company ; The Cold War era: the middle years, 1953-1973. International tension and American national military strategy ; The delicate balance ; The role of the Reserve ; Notes on weapons and equipment developments ; Notes on uniforms of the Cold War era ; Notes on General Lyman L. Lemnitzer ; Notes on Sergeant Elvis Aron Presley
The Vietnam War. A new kind of war ; Ambush patrol ; Heroes of the Vietnam War ; Weapons and equipment development ; Notes on awards of the Vietnam War ; Notes on uniforms of the Vietnam War era
The post Vietnam era. Reforming the army ; Reforms ; General Creighton W. Abrams ; General William E. Depuy ; Notes on weapons systems ; Notes on uniforms ; The transformed army: contingency and combat after Vietnam. Intervention in Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury ; Operation Just Cause ; The Gulf War ; Mission to Somalia
living the creed ; Uphold Democracy
the joint team in action ; Operations in Bosnia
trained and ready ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on awards
America's Army after the Cold War, 1991 and into the future. A decade of change ; Reductions in the post Cold War Army ; Doctrinal and cultural change in the post Cold War Army ; Women in America's Army ; Disaster on the green ramp
taking care of America's Army ; Army values
a matter of dignity and respect ; One team
one fight
one future[:] the total army and ice storm 98 ; Notes on equipment ; An army on the move
shape, respond, and prepare ; Looking into the future from 1998 ; Appendix A. The Medal of Honor
Appendix B. United States Army Commanding Generals, Chiefs of Staff, Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army
Appendix C. Military music
Appendix D. The American flag
Appendix E. Principal wars in which the United States participated/U.S. military personnel serving and casualties
Appendix F. Worldwide U.S. active duty military deaths[:] selected military operations since 1980.
The beginnings. European heritage and early colonization ; Weapons and tactics notes ; Uniform notes ; The Colonial Militia ; Braddock's defeat, 9 July 1755 ; Notes on Rogers' Rangers
The American Revolution. Why the revolution? ; The will to fight: Bunker Hill ; Building an army ; Army life, 1783-1800 ; Notes on army uniforms of the Revolutionary era ; Notes on weapons and tactics (Revolutionary era) ; Notes on Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben ; Notes on George Washington (1732-1799) ; Elijah Churchill and William Brown ; Notes on the founding of West Point
The War of 1812. The complexion of the war ; Notes on Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) ; Notes on Winfield Scott (1786-1866) ; Notes on uniforms, 1810-1840 ; Chippewa and Lundy's Lane ; The Battle of New Orleans
Westward expansion. The "thirty year peace" and national expansion ; Westward exploration ; The Seminole Wars ; Notes on Sylvanus Thayer and the United States Military Academy ; Notes on John C. Calhoun and the War Department ; The army's development ; The Alamo
The Mexican War and after. Mexican War and postwar overview ; Notes on the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca De La Palma ; Notes on the Battle of Vera Cruz ; Notes on uniforms of the Mexican War ; Scott and Taylor: a contrast in generalship ; Notes on weapons of the Mexican War era
The Civil War. Preliminaries ; Notes on the Presidents Davis and Lincoln ; Notes on the Commanders Lee and Grant ; NCO heroes of the Civil War ; Notes on uniforms of the Civil War era ; Notes on weapons and ordnance of the Civil War ; Notes on insignia, traditions and decorations of the Civil War era ; Gettysburg ; The army develops in the post Civil War and Spanish-American War periods. The army's post-war missions ; Notes on the Buffalo Soldiers in the Indian Wars ; Notes on family and social life (1870-1900) ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on weapons and tactics ; Notes on Spanish-American War mobilization ; Notes on the contributions of Elihu Root to the U.S. Army ; The Philippines, 1898-1902
World War I. The United States Army enters the twentieth century ; Before the war, 1900-1902 ; Early army aviation ; The Panama Canal ; Pancho Villa ; "The war to end all wars" ; Notes on legislation ; Notes on awards and decorations ; Notes on weapons and tactics ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on General of the Armies, John J. Pershing and staff organization ; Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 ; The trench soldier, a profile ; NCO heroes of World War I ; World War II. The world, a battleground ; Normandy ; The Pacific ; Notes on awards and decorations ; Notes on weapons and technical developments ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on General of the Army, George C. Marshall, 1880-1959 ; Notes on General George S. Patton, Jr., 1885-1945 ; Notes on Dwight D. Eisenhower and his generalship during World War II ; Audie Murphy ; Vernon J. Baker
Post-W.W.II and the Korean War. Unrest and hostilities ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on the U.S. Army Regimental System ; Notes on personal services and army life, circa 1950 ; Notes on Maxwell D. Taylor (1901-1987) ; Notes on General Matthew B. Ridgway: a study in applied leadership ; A night with easy company ; The Cold War era: the middle years, 1953-1973. International tension and American national military strategy ; The delicate balance ; The role of the Reserve ; Notes on weapons and equipment developments ; Notes on uniforms of the Cold War era ; Notes on General Lyman L. Lemnitzer ; Notes on Sergeant Elvis Aron Presley
The Vietnam War. A new kind of war ; Ambush patrol ; Heroes of the Vietnam War ; Weapons and equipment development ; Notes on awards of the Vietnam War ; Notes on uniforms of the Vietnam War era
The post Vietnam era. Reforming the army ; Reforms ; General Creighton W. Abrams ; General William E. Depuy ; Notes on weapons systems ; Notes on uniforms ; The transformed army: contingency and combat after Vietnam. Intervention in Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury ; Operation Just Cause ; The Gulf War ; Mission to Somalia
living the creed ; Uphold Democracy
the joint team in action ; Operations in Bosnia
trained and ready ; Notes on uniforms ; Notes on awards
America's Army after the Cold War, 1991 and into the future. A decade of change ; Reductions in the post Cold War Army ; Doctrinal and cultural change in the post Cold War Army ; Women in America's Army ; Disaster on the green ramp
taking care of America's Army ; Army values
a matter of dignity and respect ; One team
one fight
one future[:] the total army and ice storm 98 ; Notes on equipment ; An army on the move
shape, respond, and prepare ; Looking into the future from 1998 ; Appendix A. The Medal of Honor
Appendix B. United States Army Commanding Generals, Chiefs of Staff, Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army
Appendix C. Military music
Appendix D. The American flag
Appendix E. Principal wars in which the United States participated/U.S. military personnel serving and casualties
Appendix F. Worldwide U.S. active duty military deaths[:] selected military operations since 1980.